Payroll Transformation Consultant – SAP PY to Oracle Fusion

Payroll Transformation Consultant – SAP PY to Oracle Fusion

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£650 Per day
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Central London (WC2A)
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Cutover Planning And Management Data Cleansing Data Migration Functional Design Input/Output Management Prioritisation Risk Management Risk Register SAP Applications User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Verification And Validation

Summary: The Payroll Transformation Consultant will lead the transition from SAP Payroll to Oracle Fusion Payroll in the UK, focusing on accurate gross-to-net processing and ensuring a smooth data migration. This role involves designing payroll structures, managing risks, and overseeing testing and compliance with statutory requirements. The consultant will also support the go-live process and provide post-implementation support during the stabilization phase.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead Payroll functional design from SAP Payroll to Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK)
  • Translate SAP wage types, schemas, and PCR logic into Oracle Fusion payroll elements
  • Simplify legacy SAP payroll customisation and Local Authority-specific workarounds
  • Design Oracle-standard payroll structures, calendars, balances, and costing
  • Act as Payroll Design Authority
  • Define payroll data migration scope (migrate vs rebuild vs archive)
  • Own payroll data migration rules for employee payroll data and YTD balances
  • Support payroll data cleansing prior to System Integrator mobilisation
  • Validate payroll opening balances and migrated data
  • Ensure auditability and HMRC compliance
  • Identify and manage payroll functional, data, and statutory risks
  • Maintain a Payroll risk register with mitigation actions
  • Escalate risks impacting pay accuracy, HMRC submissions, or pensions
  • Support Design Authority and SteerCo decision making
  • Define realistic payroll test scenarios
  • Lead Payroll input into SIT and UAT
  • Plan, manage, and validate parallel payroll runs
  • Support defect triage and prioritisation based on payroll impact
  • Ensure payroll design supports UK statutory requirements (RTI, FPS/EPS, SSP/SMP, year-end)
  • Support pension processing including LGPS where applicable
  • Ensure segregation of duties and payroll controls
  • Support payroll cutover planning and sequencing
  • Validate payroll readiness for go-live
  • Provide payroll support during hypercare and stabilisation

Key Skills:

  • Proven SAP Payroll to Oracle Fusion Payroll implementation experience
  • Strong SAP Payroll (PY) background
  • Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK) functional expertise
  • Payroll data migration and validation experience
  • Experience leading parallel payroll runs and UAT
  • Experience operating in Local Authority or regulated environments
  • Zero-defect mindset for payroll accuracy
  • Strong data ownership and accountability
  • Confident challenging legacy payroll practices
  • Calm and credible under programme and payroll pressure

Salary (Rate): £650 per day

City: Central London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role PurposeTo lead the translation of SAP Payroll into Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK), ensuring accurate gross-to-net processing, clean and auditable payroll data migration, effective UAT and parallel runs, proactive risk management, and a controlled go-live.

Key ResponsibilitiesPayroll Functional Design & SAP ? Oracle Translation- Lead Payroll functional design from SAP Payroll to Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK)- Translate SAP wage types, schemas, and PCR logic into Oracle Fusion payroll elements- Simplify legacy SAP payroll customisation and Local Authority-specific workarounds- Design Oracle-standard payroll structures, calendars, balances, and costing- Act as Payroll Design Authority

Data Migration & Data Quality- Define payroll data migration scope (migrate vs rebuild vs archive)- Own payroll data migration rules for employee payroll data and YTD balances- Support payroll data cleansing prior to System Integrator mobilisation- Validate payroll opening balances and migrated data- Ensure auditability and HMRC compliance

Risk Management & Governance- Identify and manage payroll functional, data, and statutory risks- Maintain a Payroll risk register with mitigation actions- Escalate risks impacting pay accuracy, HMRC submissions, or pensions- Support Design Authority and SteerCo decision making

Testing, Parallel Runs & UAT- Define realistic payroll test scenarios- Lead Payroll input into SIT and UAT- Plan, manage, and validate parallel payroll runs- Support defect triage and prioritisation based on payroll impact

Statutory, HMRC & Pensions Compliance- Ensure payroll design supports UK statutory requirements (RTI, FPS/EPS, SSP/SMP, year-end)- Support pension processing including LGPS where applicable- Ensure segregation of duties and payroll controls

Cutover, Go-Live & Hypercare- Support payroll cutover planning and sequencing- Validate payroll readiness for go-live- Provide payroll support during hypercare and stabilisation

Essential Skills & Experience- Proven SAP Payroll to Oracle Fusion Payroll implementation experience- Strong SAP Payroll (PY) background- Oracle Fusion Payroll (UK) functional expertise- Payroll data migration and validation experience- Experience leading parallel payroll runs and UAT- Experience operating in Local Authority or regulated environments

Key Behaviours- Zero-defect mindset for payroll accuracy- Strong data ownership and accountability- Confident challenging legacy payroll practices- Calm and credible under programme and payroll pressure

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